Crain's 30th Anniversary Quiz

4:30 am, January 17, 2010

Fancy yourself an expert on Cleveland business? Prove it by taking our quiz and give yourself a chance to win a $100 gift certificate to Lola on E. 4th Street in Cleveland. The winner will be notified on Monday, May 17th 2010.

1. LTV Corp. was formed in 1984 from the merger of Republic Steel and Jones & Laughlin Corp. In what year did LTV file for Chapter 11 bankruptcy?
1985
1986
1987
1988
2. Harry Figgie Jr. in 1980 moved his conglomerate, A-T-O Inc. (later renamed Figgie International when the company returned to Northeast Ohio), to which southern city?
Charlotte, N.C.
Richmond, Va.
Atlanta, Ga.
Mobile, Ala.
3. Which suburban company flirted with the idea in the late 1980s of building a mega headquarters in downtown Cleveland, only to stay and expand (and expand, and expand) in the suburbs?
Progressive Corp.
FirstEnergy Corp. (then Centerior)
American Greetings Corp.
Steris Corp.
4. Cuyahoga County voters in May 1990 approved Issue 2, the tax issue to finance construction of the Gateway sports stadiums. By what percentage did the issue pass, and how many jobs did backers promise it would create?
51% to 49%, and 12,000 jobs
52% to 48%, and 28,000 jobs
54% to 46%, and 20,000 jobs
57% to 43%, and 25,000 jobs
5. The Cleveland Clinic is the largest employer in Northeast Ohio, with about 32,000 employees. Its CEO, Dr. Delos M. Cosgrove, has how many patents filed for developing medical and clinical products used in surgical environments?
8
15
22
30
6. British Petroleum Corp. shocked the Cleveland business establishment in 1986 by installing Robert Horton as CEO of Standard Oil Co. after booting out which person from the CEO job?
John Miller
Alton Whitehouse Jr.
Frank Mosier
John Browne
7. Some scenes of what Harrison Ford movie were filmed at Severance Hall in the mid-1990s?
“Air Force One”
“Clear and Present Danger”
“The Devil's Own”
“Six Days Seven Nights”
8. How many women are currently CEOs of publicly traded companies based in Northeast Ohio?
0
1
2
3
9. In January 1988, architect I.M. Pei unveiled plans for a $25 million, 18-story “glittering glass tent” for the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Museum on what site?
The current lakefront location
At the Tower City complex, overlooking the Cuyahoga River on West Huron Road
In the May Co. building on Public Square
In the Gateway neighborhood
10. The Cleveland Press ceased publication in what year?
1979
1980
1981
1982
11. Sherwin-Williams Co. in 1987 sold its Gray Drug Fair drugstore unit, based in Cleveland, to which company?
Discount Drug Mart
Revco D.S. Inc.
Rite Aid Corp.
Walgreen
12. MBNA Corp.'s Al Lerner bought the Browns in 1998 for how much?
$450 million
$530 million
$700 million
$1 billion
13. The Greater Cleveland Regional Transit Authority's Waterfront Line in Cleveland opened in July 1996 and attracted about how many riders during its first 12 months?
450,000
600,000
800,000
1.1 million
14. Before he was an alpaca farmer, Mike White was mayor of Cleveland. Which of these men was not among those Mr. White defeated during the campaign when he was first elected in 1989?
George Forbes
Tim Hagan
Ralph J. Perk Jr.
Frank Jackson
15. American Greetings Corp. in July 1992 launched card-making kiosks that the company expected to become the future of the greeting card industry. What was the kiosk business unit called?
CallingCard
CreataCard
InstantCard
DrawingCard
16. Which of these current Northeast Ohio CEOs has been in his job the longest?
Robert J. Keegan of Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co.
Alexander M. Cutler of Eaton Corp.
Christopher M. Connor of Sherwin-Williams Co.
Henry L. Meyer of KeyCorp
17. Which person spearheaded the effort to save the PlayhouseSquare theaters from the wrecking ball in the 1970s, then was behind the second revival of the Hanna Theater Cabaret in the late 1990s?
Art Falco
Joseph Laronge
Lawrence J. Wilker
Ray Shepardson
18. Of the seven business entities that pledged funds in late 2002 to fund the nonprofit economic development group now known as Team NEO, only one was a corporation. Which was it?
FirstEnergy Corp.
Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co.
Lubrizol Corp.
Timken Co.
19. In December 1988, a landmark restaurant on Cleveland's waterfront filed for bankruptcy, and it was bulldozed the following year. What was its name?
Hornblower's
Captain Frank's
The Krusty Krab
The Watermark
20. Crain's launched its web site in January 1996. What was it called?
Crain's Online
Crain's on the Web
Crain's Now!
Crain's Future Goldmine!